The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon

Design hotel inside the 78-storey Mahanakhon tower at Chong Nonsi BTS, opened 2022 with Jaime Hayon's colour-saturated interiors. The terrace pool is the city's most photographed and draws a visibly queer crowd; Silom Soi 4 is an 8–10 minute walk north via Narathiwas and Silom Road. Rooms from roughly 7,000 THB. Not gay-owned — a lifestyle brand that markets inclusion and lives up to it in Bangkok.